מִ/שֹּׁמְר֖וֹן
𐤌/𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤍
Shomeron
from Samaria
Shomron is a proper noun referring to a geographic and political region, as well as the principal city of that region, within the northern kingdom of Israel during the monarchic period. Its semantic range includes both the fortified city established as the capital by King Omri and, by extension, the larger surrounding district ruled from that city. Later, in post-exilic and Hellenistic contexts, the name extends to the region known in Greek and Roman sources as Samaria.
2 Chronicles 25:13 · Word #12
Lexicon H8111
| Lemma | שֹׁמְרוֹן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Shomeron |
| Strong's | H8111 |
| Definition | Shomron is a proper noun referring to a geographic and political region, as well as the principal city of that region, within the northern kingdom of Israel during the monarchic period. Its semantic range includes both the fortified city established as the capital by King Omri and, by extension, the larger surrounding district ruled from that city. Later, in post-exilic and Hellenistic contexts, the name extends to the region known in Greek and Roman sources as Samaria. |
Morphology HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | from Samaria |
SIBI-P1 Translation H8111-03
from Watch-Place
| Morphological Notes | Preposition מִן ("from") + proper noun שֹׁמְרוֹן (masculine singular place name). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form consists of the preposition מִן ("from") prefixed to the proper noun שֹׁמְרוֹן, derived from the root שׁמר in its participial sense, suggesting a "watch-place." Rendering it as "Watch-Place" preserves the root meaning while reflecting its function as a place name. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
from Shomeron
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Watch-place |
AI-generated (generate_p2_names)